* Experience test-day conditions and build confidence
* Figure out which subject areas need more attention before the exams
* Gain a competitive advantage heading into the exams
* Get ready for the big day when the scores really count

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Get your reserved parking spot at Pirate Stadium during the upcoming 2016 Pine Tree football season. Parking attendants will be available until 8:00pm on game night to guarantee your reserved parking.

For a tax-deductible donation of $150.00, you will receive a reserved parking permit for the 5 home football games. Your charitable contribution to the Pine Tree Education Foundation supports educational grants for teachers and PT staff to fund creative and innovative classroom projects.

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

exas Bank and Trust is pleased to announce the
selection of 12 Pine Tree High School seniors
to serve on its 2016-2017 Student Board of Directors.

The TB&T Student Board is a
prestigious program recognizing outstanding high school seniors in the
community. The
2016-2017 Student Board members will be introduced to the TB&T bank staff
in an Orientation Reception, to be held at 7 pm, Monday, August 29 in the Main
Bank lobby in downtown Longview. Parents and school administrators are invited
to attend.

The PTHS seniors who qualified for this
year’s Student Board will join with 42 other
seniors from Trinity School of Texas, Longview, Spring Hill, and St. Mary’s High
Schools to make up the 38th senior class to participate in the TB&T
program. The participating seniors include Rebekah Suzanne
Ayres, Ashlee Boyd, Baylee Boyd, Roshni Edalvr, Will Harris, Colby Holloman,
Mary McQuaid, Levi Morrill, Daniel Christopher Moore, Michaela Patterson, Saray
Ruiz, and Christopher Schaetz.

As in years passed, the
Student Board program will be designed to introduce students to banking and
money management at a critical point in their lives, and provide them with the
essential economic building blocks to earning, spending, saving, and investing
money. The students will be challenged this year to test their innovation and
creative skills with a program, entitled Back to Basics. The student board members
will have eight months to help the bank design a digital episode of its TBT Shorts
web series.
Texas Bank and Trust established the Student Board - its first and most
enduring financial literacy program - in 1978.
Students were selected based on their grade point average,
extra-curricular activities, and afterschool work activities. Students must
submit an essay with their application as well as two letters of recommendation
from either a faculty member or administrator to be considered for the program.
Students accepted into the 2016 Student Board program were notified in late
May. Since its inception, the Student Board
has introduced more than 1,800 high school seniors to banking and money
management. For information on how to participate in
the 2017-2018 Student Board program,
students in their junior year of high school may contact Community Relations
Officer Tammy Gage at (903) 237-1827.

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Pine Tree ISD will welcome teachers back to class at the Back to School Convocation set for Wednesday, August 17 at 9:00 a.m. at Pine Tree Road Auditorium. Dave Burgess, best-selling author of Teach Like a PIRATE and co-author of P is for Pirate: Inspirational ABC's for Educators will be the keynote speaker.Burgess received national
recognition as recipient of the 2014 BAMMY Award for Secondary School Teacher
of the Year presented by the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences.

As an award-winning
teacher from San Diego, California, he was recognized as Teacher of the
Year, a Golden Apple recipient, and a faculty standout for 17 consecutive years
in categories such as Most Entertaining, Most Energetic, and Most Dramatic. He
specializes in teaching hard-to-reach, hard-to-motivate students with
techniques that incorporate showmanship and creativity. His dynamic and inspirational message
coupled with his outrageously energetic performance style has transformed
classrooms and sparked an educational revolution around the world.First day of class for Pine Tree ISD is Monday, August 22.

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Gateway Tire and Service donated backpacks to Pine Tree's Birch Elementary and Parkway Elementary. Backpacks were presented by Mario Moreno, Manager of Gateway Tire and Service Center. Thank you Gateway for your donation to PTISD!

Pine Tree ISD has named Jody Berryhill Athletic Director during the district's regular board meeting last night. Coach Berryhill is entering his 26th year with the Pirates.

He has served as Head Athletic trainer for Pine Tree, golf coach as well as overseeing the Pine Tree Sports Medicine Program. Pine Tree ISD is proud to have Coach Berryhill as its new Athletic Director.

Come out and Meet your Pine Tree Pirates!

Monday, August 1, 2016

The Pine Tree High School Band will present its SNAP competition and show-offs Friday, August 5 at Pirate Stadium. This annual event provides a sneak preview of what the band, twirlers and flags will be presenting in the fall.

A hot dog dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. Competition will begin at 7:00 p.m. The hot dog dinner will be provided by Gregg County Commissioner Darryl Primo and the PTHS Band Boosters.

The PTHS Cheerleaders attended NCA Cheer Camp at the Gaylord Texan on June 18-21st.

The cheerleader squad received two Excellent and two Superior awards for performances at camp. The PTHS Cheerleading team earned a bid to compete for the National Cheerleading Association Championship in January. Twenty of the twenty-six PTHS cheerleaders were nominated for All-American NCA team in the categories of Leadership, Dance, Motions, Jumps, Stunts and Tumbling.